Backyard pond projects

[solowgregg]

Anybody here have a backyard pond or plan on building one this summer? If so lets see it. Koi ponds and water gardens are considered hobbies so if you're proud of yours post a pic.

 

[RigilKent]

helped may one for my grand parents when i thaws out if i remember ill post a pic. also have made a few bubble fountains

 

[Halon]

I think it would be cool, but my dog really likes fish. So that's a no-go. Chuck has one, tho. I thought I remembered him saying something about it a while back.


TYLER

 

[solowgregg]

Hahaha I've got a couple Koi that would drag my dog under.

 

[CWS]

I have one with two waterfalls and about a dozen koi. Two are pretty big.

 

[solowgregg]

Feel like throwing up a pic.Chuck?

 

[Jetexas]

"We have a pond in the back. We have a pool and a pond. The pond would be good for you."

 

[Coolhand]

True story, this.

My girlfriend and I went to one of her co-workers' homes for a dinner party last summer. We're standing at the edge of the husband's backyard pond ... three waterfalls, a small fountain, about 20 koi. He's bragging on it, and says to my girlfriend "they're not really hard to do if you're at all handy." She responds "Oh, Brad could definitely build one, I've no doubt he has the skills." He goes "well, you should get him to build one!"

Her reply? "Are you ****ing kidding me? Giving that man carte-blanche to build a body of water in the backyard that could hold fish? Step one would be getting rid of the patio to build a casting platform."

Nobody got it but me.:disappoin

 

[Jwrussell]

Lmao!

 

[RigilKent]

hahaha thats funny

 

[Coolhand]

So, Chuck ... what kind of flies to koi like, anyway?

:devil:

 

[djs134]

Not sure, but nymphing probably won't work. Whadya think, 2 wt line?

 

[thecatmac]

 

[CWS]

That is a beaut. Very nice.

 

[CWS]

The pictures are all too big and I have to figure out how to downsize them.

 

[cvm4]

Have your minions do it :rofl:

 

[CWS]

This is just after we built it before all the greenry grew in.

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[thecatmac]

Chuck, how long is that in been in the making? Never ending. Unfortunately I just filled mine in last spring after 7 years of intense labor...and fun!

 

[CWS]

Almost a year now. The ground cover has grown in and the big koi are huge. The smalled gold fish are just that, feeder gold fish that are now 1/2 pound.

 

[solowgregg]

"We have a pond in the back. We have a pool and a pond. The pond would be good for you."

Hahaha outstanding!